Food I love for people I love.

August 1, 2015July 31, 2015

“Walking Taco”

I usually consult Adam when I’m making the menu for the week: “You craving something in particular this week?” This week he was craving Cubanos. Now, in the grand scheme of our life, we’ve had Cubanos pretty recently, but I was feeling pretty obliging, so I agreed to make my love his sandwich. Then I remembered that the pork was supposed to roast in the oven for hours, and the forecast for the week is in the “sweating tears” range of the thermometer. So I decided to try to make in it in the crockpot. And my butcher sold me on a six pound pork shoulder instead of a 3.5 pound pork shoulder. So I had some extra pork.

Scrolling mindlessly through Pinterest–I mean, researching diligently for my blog– I saw a picture for walking tacos and immediately designed to make some with the extra pork. And I’m way more excited about these than the Cubanos, I have to tell you. These are. So. Good. Next time I’m cooking for a crowd, these should be on the menu. Easy, customizable, with no dishes, there are few drawbacks.

Now, in the picture below you will see no lettuce. I forgot it, but you can totally add lettuce and any other topping you would normally eat in your taco. Jalapenos, sour cream, salsa, go crazy.

Roasting your pork will give you more crusty goodness, so feel free to follow the instructions from the Cubanos recipe. But the slow-cooking makes it tender and melty.